Category Archives: WJTV
Lotto America jackpot crosses $25 million mark
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Lotto America jackpot has climbed past $25 million! The estimated jackpot is $25.11 million with an estimated cash value of $11.48, making it the second-largest jackpot in ...
Feb 26, 2025
ICE detains 18 during Mississippi operation
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced 18 people were detained during a worksite enforcement operation in Pass Christian. ICE agents, along with the U....
Feb 26, 2025
Missing/Endangered Alert issued for Leake County teen
LEAKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Missing and Endangered Alert has been issued for a Leake County teenager. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Kassidy Washington, 15, of Lena,...
Feb 26, 2025
Congressman addresses mail delays at Jackson Processing Facility
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) addressed the ongoing mail delays at the Jackson Processing Facility. "My office has been made aware of the persistent mail delays...
Feb 26, 2025
Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Gossip Girl' and 'Buffy' actress, dead at 39
(NEXSTAR) - Actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died, New York police confirmed Wednesday. Trachtenberg was found unconscious and unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment at 8 a.m. Wednesday, police said. ...
Feb 26, 2025
Man arrested for sexual battery at Mississippi hospital
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested and charged with sexual battery following an incident at a Mississippi hospital, police said. According to Tupelo police, officers responded to the North Miss...
Feb 26, 2025
4-year-old dies days after Lincoln County crash
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A four-year-old boy died after a single-vehicle crash in Bogue Chitto. The Daily Leader reported the crash occurred on Bogue Chitto Road about a mile away from Pricedale...
Feb 26, 2025
Delays are ongoing at Mississippi Driver Service Bureau locations
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Driver Service Bureau (DSB) locations across Mississippi are continuing to experience delays as of Tuesday after a recent system upgrade. Officials with the Mississippi Departm...
Feb 25, 2025
Mississippi College student arrested after bomb threat
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with Mississippi College (MC) announced a student was arrested after a bomb threat was posted on social media. According to officials, the MC Public Safety office rec...
Feb 25, 2025
Funeral arrangements released for fallen Hinds County deputy
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Funeral arrangements have been made for the Hinds County deputy who was killed in the line of duty. There will be a public visitation for Deputy Martin Shields, Jr., on Ma...
Feb 25, 2025